Lagos, Nigeria – December 2, 2025
The 2025 edition of AI Forum Nigeria has successfully concluded at the Lagos Oriental Hotel after a full day of strategic dialogue, high-level sessions and practical insights centered on the theme “Goodbye Digital Transformation, Hello AI First Business.” Organized by OLAK Events Management, the forum convened senior decision-makers from across business, technology, and government to examine how artificial intelligence is shaping the next chapter of enterprise transformation in Nigeria.
A Growing National Commitment to AI
This year’s gathering attracted significant participation from Nigeria’s leading corporates, innovators, and public institutions, reflecting a growing national commitment to artificial intelligence as the engine of future competitiveness. Delegates explored how organisations can evolve from traditional digitisation efforts to fully AI first structures capable of delivering higher efficiency, stronger decision-making and greater market differentiation.
Top Leaders Share Insight and Direction
The forum featured an impressive lineup of speakers who delivered practical, future-focused perspectives on enterprise readiness and national capability.
Keynote from Cognit DX
Alaa Dalghan, Chief Executive Officer of Cognit DX, delivered the international keynote address with a compelling message on the global shift toward AI-driven business models. His session challenged Nigerian organisations to move beyond experimentation and begin building enterprise-wide architectures that scale with intelligence.
Insights from t2mobile CEO
Obafemi Banigbe, Chief Executive Officer of t2mobile, contributed sharp insight during the CEO and Business Leaders Panel, emphasising disciplined leadership, effective execution and the need for foundational process redesign to enable an AI first approach.
Rack Centre Highlights Infrastructure Needs
In his contribution, the Chief Executive Officer of Rack Centre, Lars Christer Johannisson, shared a powerful reflection on the critical role of data centres in enabling AI scale. He highlighted how reliable infrastructure, local cloud capacity and resilient data ecosystems will determine how fast enterprises can deploy artificial intelligence across operations.
Microsoft’s Vision for Responsible Adoption
Abideen Yusuf, General Manager for Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, offered a forward looking perspective on enterprise adoption trends. His session underscored the importance of trusted platforms, talent skilling and responsible AI frameworks, reminding organisations that sustainable transformation demands both technology capability and governance maturity.
CitiData Centre Stresses Data Credibility
Andie Oluwafemi Moyan, Chief Executive Officer of CitiData Centre, delivered insight on data credibility as the foundation of intelligence. He stressed that organisations cannot pursue AI ambition without strengthening data integrity, accessibility and real time processing capacity.
Zoho on Accessible AI for All Businesses
Other key voices include Kehinde Ogundare, Country Manager for Zoho Corporation Nigeria, who shared practical reflections on how small, medium and large enterprises can adopt AI without complexity or high cost. His message reinforced that the path to AI first is not reserved for large organisations alone, but open to every business willing to start with focused, strategic use cases.
Sessions that Sparked Engagement
These sessions sparked meaningful engagement, offering delegates a blend of strategic foresight, practical frameworks and sector specific examples that showcased what AI first transformation can look like across Nigeria’s industries.
Strong Industry Backing and Partnerships
AI Forum Nigeria 2025 continued to enjoy strong support from technology providers, enterprise solution companies, advisory partners and infrastructure players. The list includes Microsoft, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), ManageEngine, Zoho, Rack Centre and many more. Their participation affirmed the market’s confidence in the forum as a catalytic platform that convenes serious stakeholders, accelerates adoption and drives nationwide dialogue on artificial intelligence.
A Defining Moment for Nigerian Enterprise
Collectively, speakers and participants echoed that artificial intelligence represents one of the most transformative economic opportunities for Nigeria over the next decade. Organisations that embrace AI first strategies are expected to gain measurable advantages in productivity, service delivery, innovation and competitiveness.
Shared Commitment to National Progress
The forum concluded with a shared commitment to building stronger collaboration across sectors to advance data infrastructure, governance standards, talent capability and responsible adoption practices that support Nigeria’s long term transformation agenda.
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